Crittenden Compromise
[ krit-n-duh n ]
/ ˈkrɪt n dən /
noun U.S. History.
a series of constitutional amendments proposed in Congress in 1860 to serve as a compromise between proslavery and antislavery factions, one of which would have permitted slavery in the territories south but not north of latitude 36°30′N.
Also called
Crittenden Plan.
Origin of Crittenden Compromise
named after its proponent, John J.
Crittenden (1787–1863), U.S. senator from Kentucky